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CGD in the News
March 16, 2015
In a new podcast with Mark Leon Goldberg at UN Dispatch, Todd Moss talks about, "how fiction can be a useful tool for examining real-world truths about how US foreign policy is made," and also discusses his "unique path from studying stock markets in West Africa to becoming a novelist...
REPORTS
October 04, 2012
The Future of IDA Working Group shows how IDA could adapt to changing circumstances. By 2025, IDA-eligible countries will be half as large in number and one-third as large in population; they will also be almost exclusively African and much lower performing economically. The working group explores...
WORKING PAPERS
March 10, 2011
By 2025, the number of IDA client countries will likely shrink substantially and primarily be smaller in size and overwhelmingly African. This working paper predicts how these changes will impact IDA's operational and financial models and recommends the World Bank begin addressing the implications o...
New from CGD
December 10, 2010
The International Development Association (IDA) is the World Bank’s arm that provides highly concessional loans and grants to the world’s poorest countries. IDA is one of the largest sources of assistance for these countries – of which, half are located in Sub-Saharan Africa. And, it is the single...
January 14, 2010
On April 21 Nigeria took final steps to pay off about $30 billion in accumulated debt for about $12 billion-an overall discount of about 60 percent-using foreign reserves from soaring oil prices. Nigeria had racked up arrears during decades of military rule and the debt was seen as a major barrier t...